Friday 20 May 2011

Basic Tomato Sauce

Makes 4 servings
ProPoints value | 1 per serving

This versatile tomato sauce is packed full of flavour.
If you don't like it spice...leave out the chili....if you want it spicier...add more chili

Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1 can tinned chopped tomatoes
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 tsp allspice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-8 minutes, or until the onion is lovely and golden.

Chuck the tinned tomatoes, chilli, cinnamon, allspice, 100ml of hot water and a really good pinch of salt and pepper into the pan. Mix everything together really well and bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes so that all the flavours develop, stirring occasionally.

This would be great for spag bol, lasagne, or even frozen in ice trays to have on stand by, great with home made wedges...instead up ketchup....I say a couple of tablespoons would probably be 0pp